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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities

by Grace Dempsey November 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin groups sue EPA, Ohio’s ongoing nuclear power bankruptcy saga

by Ian Wendrow November 13, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

COVID-19 Compliance: Agencies grapple with environmental protection in the COVID-19 era

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Ian Wendrow, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Climate Jobs Illinois, Line 3, natural gas in Minnesota

by Ian Wendrow October 30, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling

by Ian Wendrow October 16, 2020
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Hunters need to avoid contaminated game

by Great Lakes Echo October 15, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PBS, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 8, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?

by Circle of Blue October 5, 2020

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